Adjustable holder for lipsticks and the like



Dec- 7, 1937. H. F. REICHENBACH 2,101,595

ADJUSTABLE HOLDER FOR LIPSTICKS AND THE LIKE Filed May l, 19.56

. 101 may be-assembled with superior facilit y Patented Deav, 1937 n-2,101,59s ADJUSTABLE HOLDER ron'v LIPSTICKS AND V; rHE LIKE Y Y HowardF. Reichenbach, Waterbury, Conn., as-

signorfto The Chase Companies, Incorporated, Waterbury, Conn., acorporation of Connecticut Y PATENT f OFFICE Amliration My11f1936',serial No. 77.341,1 1 I sfolaims'fl. 2016456) i. Y

This invention relates to. anV improvement `in adjustable holdersforlipsticksl,shaving soap, etc.,etc.V f p One of Vthe main objects ofthe present inven- '5 tion is' to provide a simple, attractive and'durable' adjustable' holder suitable for Vwith lipsticks, etc. Y

A'further object of Athe present' invention is VtoV 'provide alow-costadjustable holder which y and Vconuse in connection venience.

With the'above and other objects in view, as willappear to those skilledin the art from the following, considered in conjunction withv the Alaccompanying drawing and appended. claims,`

the present invention includes all featuresdisclosed therein which arenovel over the prior art.` In the accompanying drawing: 1 Y Fig. 1 is aview inside elevation of a-lipstick 2o, holder embodying the .presentinvention; i Fig, 2 is 'a central longitudinal sectional' View taken onthe line 2-.2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1;Y f

Fig. 4"is a view in side elevation ofthe lipstick holder with the capremoved; v Y

Fig.5 is a view in side elevation of the cap; Fig. (iV is a perspectiveview of the carrier, detached;

button or member; and

Fig. 8 is a sectional View corresponding to Fig. 3, but showing .amodied form of structure.

` 'I'he particular adjustable lipstick holder herein 35 chosen for theillustration of the present invention in Figs. l to 7 inclusive,includes a relativelydeep cup-shaped body, generally designated by thenumeral Ill, and comprising'a tubular portion II o-pen at one end andhaving its opposite end 40 closed by an end-Wall I2 which may be formed.integral with the said tubular portion.` Atthe junction point of thetubular portion II- Vwith its end-wall I2, the body I0 is provided withan annular rim or bead I3.

Adapted to nt Vover the body I0 is a relativelydeep Vcup-shaped cap I4comprising a tubular portion I5 shaped and sized so as to be readilytelescoped over the tubular portion YIl oiV the vbody I0, and anend-wall I6V serving when the cap Vis in place'to closeV the open end ofthe said body In. u'

Mounted within'the body II) with capacity for reciprocating movement`therein is a cup-shaped carrier I1 which may be conveniently formedfrom sheet-metal such vas brass, Vand which in- Fig. 7 is a perspectiveview of the operatingf cludes a'tubular portionl and a bottom wallV I9.A portion of'the bottom-wall I9 of the carrier VI'I is pierced and`struck up-to form a tongue-,26

spaced. a short distance inwardly from the adjacent side-Wall of thecarrier. The said tongue 20. ispierced andthe metal displaced to.providegripping-means in the form of two opposed inwardly-extending.resilient retaining-prongs 2I-2I. Clasped `between the retaining-prongs2|just referred to, is theshank 22 of an operating-head or button,generally designated by the numeral 23, and including also a head 24.VThe said head 24 preferably has its `outer face curved to substantiallyconform to the curvature of j the outer surface of the tubular portionII of the bodyII).` Y c Y Vi The operating-button 23 above describedrmaybeV conveniently formed from molded `material such, for instance, as"bakelite, urea formaldehyde,.etc., and *hasv the upper edge 25 of itsshank 22 tapered to cut into a lipstick or the like which maybef'pressed thereover and which is Y retained by its flowag'e aroundthesaid shank.

For: the purpose ofpermitting the operating- Ybutton 23, and hence thecarrier: I'I, to be moved Vlongitudinally of the body I l), the tubularportion II of the said body is provided with a longitudinal slot 26 of awidth suflicient to permit the shank 22 of the said operating-button tofreely extend therethrough and closed at its outer end by a stop-web 2'Iformed by the material of the outer end of the tubular portion II of thebody. To clear the shankr22 of the operating-button 23 and-thus permitits lower edge to substantially engage with the bead I 3 of the body I9,the tubular portion I5 of the cap I4 is formed with a clearance-notch28. Y

In line with the Vopening provided between the Y Yretaining-prongs 2I-2Iof the tongue 2o, the

tubular portion I8 of the carrier I'I is provided with a perforation 29through which the shank 22 of the operating-button 23 projects forengagement with the retaining-prongs 2I--2I. The vwalls of theperforation 29 serve in conjunction with the walls of the opening in thetongue 20 from which the prongs 2I-'-2I are deflected,

. to stabilize the operating-button 23.

' In assembling the lipstick holder above described, the carrier I'I isinserted into the body I0 and its perforation 29 brought into alignmentwith the longitudinal slot 26 in the tubular VportionII of the saidbody. The shank 22 of the operating-button 23 is now inserted throughthe said slot 26 andr perforation`29 and forced between the resilientretaining-prongs 2I-2I until its oppositely-located stop-shoulders 22aabut against the periphery of the carrier I1. After insertion, asdescribed, the operating-button 23 is effectively retained in placeagainst all but forcible withdrawal by the action of theretaining-prongs Zl-ZI which are preferably arranged, as shownparticularly well in Fig. 3, so that their sharp edges tend to bite, soto speak,

into the shank 22 when any effort is made to v withdraw theoperating-button 23. If, during the insertion of the shank 22 of theoperatingbutton 23, as above described, the said shank is slightlycanted, so that its upper rear corner, to which its tapered portion 25extends, is first introduced into the perforation 29 of the carrier il,the installation will be facilitated.

If desired and as shown in Fig. 8, a ringerbutton 3E! may be substitutedfor the operatingbutton 23, before described. This linger-button inquestion is provided with a circular head 3l having a convex outer face,and with a cylindrical shank 32 formed adjacent itsV inner end with anannular groove 33, which latter results in the formation of anoutwardly-facing retaining-abutment 3. The tongue 20 of the carrier I1is pierced for the passage through it of the said shank 32, and themetal displaced by piercing the tongue is bent to provideaninwardlyextending retaining-prong 35, which extends into the groove 33in the shank 32 of the operating-v button and engages with theretaining-abutment 34 thereof.

In connection with the assembly of adjustable lipsticks of the generaltype herein shown, one of the most vexing operations has been to couplethe operating-button with the carrier. From the foregoing, it will beseen that by means of the present invention, the installation of theoperating-button and its connection to the carrier is rendered so Simplethat it ceases to be a problem of any import.

The invention may be carried out in other specic ways than those hereinset forth without departing from the spirit and essentialcharacteristics of the invention, and the present embodiments aretherefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and notrestrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalencyrange of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

l. An adjustable holder of the class described including in combination:a hollow body having a slot therein; a cup-shaped carrier located in thesaid hollow body and having the material of its end-wall struck up toform a tongue spaced inwardly from the side-wall of the carrier, thesaid tongue being provided with a yielding retaining-prong; and anoperating-button having a portion extending through the slot in the saidbody and through the side-wall of the carrier and into engagement withthe yielding retainingprong'of the latter, the said yieldingretainingprong serving to retain the operating-button in assembledrelationship.

2. An adjustable holder of the class described including in combination:a hollow body having a slot therein; a cup-shaped carrier located in thesaid hollow body and having the material of its end-wall struck up toform a tongue spaced inwardly from the side-wall of the carrier, thesaid tongue being provided with a pair of opposed yieldingretaining-prongs; and an operatingbutton having a portion extendingthrough the slot in the said body and through the side-wall of thecarrier and into engagement with the pair of opposed yieldingretaining-prongs of the latter, the said pair of opposed yieldingretainingprongs serving to retain the operating-button in assembledrelationship.

3. An adjustable holder of the class described including in combination:a hollow body having a slot therein; a carrier located in said hollowbody and provided with yielding button-retaining means; and anoperating-buttonv having a portion extending through the slot in thesaid body and provided with an outwardly-facing retaining-abutmentengageable with the buttonretaining means of the said carrier.

r HOWARD F. REICHENBACH.

